Top Rankings
Westwood Regional School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 683 students in Westwood Regional School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Westwood Regional School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 65% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
6 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
2,784 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
260 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Westwood Regional School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 89% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#131 out of 650 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)53%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
23%
Graduation Rate
89%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
6%
9%
% Hispanic
18%
38%
% Black
2%
18%
% White
70%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,684 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,768 is less than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$74 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$69 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,684
$26,931
Spending / Student
$24,768
$25,828
Best Westwood Regional School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Westwood Regional Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
23 Third Avenue
Westwood, NJ 07675
(201) 664-5560
Westwood, NJ 07675
(201) 664-5560
Grades: 6-8
| 683 students
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